Prewriting is perhaps the MOST important and most neglected part of the process...
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing
V. Mentor Texts
Excerpts from literature circle texts, short stories, plays, films, primary sources, historical documents, blogs, newspaper articles, websites, science and technical articles, photographs, artwork, read-alouds, picture books, etc.
VI. Standards and Skills
Formative Assessments and tracking of skill mastery through word-study work, reading conferences, writing conferences, mini-lesson tasks, exit slips, etc.
Overview of Workshop, adapted from Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi
I. Time and Space
Sample Schedule for 90 minutes Reading and Writing Workshop:
5 minute bellringer/engaging warm-up
5-10 minute Tier II vocabulary preview
(could take place of bellringer in some cases)
10-15 minute reading mini-lesson
15-30 minute reading workshop: guided/independent reading practice with literature circle and/or MIRP books
(reading conferences and flexible groups take place during this time)
10-15 minute word-study
10-15 minute grammar or craft mini-lesson
15-30 minute writing workshop
(writing conferences and flexible groups take place during this time)
5-10 minute small group or whole group sharing
Space Considerations for Workshop:
Whole Group
Small-Group
Conferences
II. Launching the Workshop "A Writer is someone who makes decisions....How will you begin?" (35).
Model Writer's/Reader's Notebook
Prototype of Writing Folder
Students Create a Writing Inventory
Classroom Norms for writing, reading, sharing, thinking
Diagnostic Assessments for flexible groups, such as the BEAR inventory and reading and writing pre-assessments
Teaching Students to become Rhetorically Aware:
The author does_to................I can use in my writing to__.
III.Writing Conferences: "The HEART of the Writing Workshop!" (48).
Peer Conferences
Below is a document from teacherweb.com that can be modified for use in the classroom for peer conferences:
Good writers separate composing from transcription:
Student-Teacher Conferences
Conference Sheets include student, date, topic/piece discussed, possible mini-lessons/flexible groups for follow-up
http://www.strategicwritingconferences.com/faqs.aspxIV.The Writing Cycle
Prewriting is perhaps the MOST important and most neglected part of the process...
V. Mentor Texts
Excerpts from literature circle texts, short stories, plays, films, primary sources, historical documents, blogs, newspaper articles, websites, science and technical articles, photographs, artwork, read-alouds, picture books, etc.
VI. Standards and Skills
Formative Assessments and tracking of skill mastery through word-study work, reading conferences, writing conferences, mini-lesson tasks, exit slips, etc.
V. Assessment and Evaluation
See Figure 9-1 on page 110
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